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- 00:04
Bring versus Take, a la Shmoop. Your little sister's birthday party is this
- 00:09
afternoon, and your mom has tasked you with retrieving a sheet cake from Wal-Mart.
- 00:14
The question is, will you be bringing delicious, chocolaty goodness to the shindig...
- 00:19
...or taking it? The rule for “bring” versus “take”
- 00:24
is: you ask people to “bring” things to you...
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- 00:27
...and you “take” things to where you are going.
- 00:31
See, it all depends on where you are.
- 00:33
For example, the delivery guy from Joe Bob’s Pizza brings pepperoni pie to your house.
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But, if you're the delivery guy, you take pizzas to your customers...
- 00:44
...if, of course, you can resist eating it on the way there.
- 00:48
As straightforward as this rule seems, there are exceptions that might confuse you. Idioms
- 00:53
like “bring home the bacon”...
- 00:55
...and phrasal verbs like “bring up” and “take down”...
- 00:59
...don't follow the “bring” versus “take” rule.
- 01:01
However, if you have to use a simple “bring” or take”, just remember...
- 01:06
...you'd ask your boyfriend to “bring” his favorite movie to your house...
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...and you'd “take” your favorite movie over to his.
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Yeah, like you two are gonna watch movies. Oh, and in case you don't know, the past tense
- 01:18
of “bring” is “brought”.
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Not “brung”. Not “brang”. Those are not words. You'll sound like a fool if you
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say them...
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...and likely send your poor English teacher to an early grave.
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